Understanding the brain : from cells to behavior to cognition / John E. Dowling
- 作者： Dowling, John E. author.
- 其他題名：
- From cells to behavior to cognition
- 出版： New York : W.W. Norton & Company 2018
- 主題： Brain , Neurosciences
- ISBN： 9780393712575 (hbk.) :: US$26.95
- 一般註：Includes bibliographical references and index
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- 系統號： 005265109 | 機讀編目格式
館藏資訊
An examination of what makes us human and unique among all creatures—our brains. No reader curious about our “little grey cells” will want to pass up Harvard neuroscientist John E. Dowling’s brief introduction to the brain. In this up-to-date revision of his 1998 book Creating Mind, Dowling conveys the essence and vitality of the field of neuroscience—examining the progress we’ve made in understanding how brains work, and shedding light on discoveries having to do with aging, mental illness, and brain health. The first half of the book provides the nuts-and-bolts necessary for an up-to-date understanding of the brain. Covering the general organization of the brain, early chapters explain how cells communicate with one another to enable us to experience the world. The rest of the book touches on higher-level concepts such as vision, perception, language, memory, emotion, and consciousness. Beautifully illustrated and lucidly written, this introduction elegantly reveals the beauty of the organ that makes us uniquely human.